Cy-Fair Lifestyles and Homes magazine Nov 2009: Campus1

(L-R, back row) Hillary Camp, Caitlin Farmer, Kayla Huebel, Carly Coen, Miranda Munchrath, Lisa Johnson, Tony Galvan, Tara Howard, Julia Ferrier; (middle row) Stephanie Spjut, Reena Kankaria, Ashley Criswell, Jessica Preble, Brittany Robinett, Courtney Calbat, Channing North and Mica Rodriguez; (front row) Taylor Mendizabal, Lauren Pacetti, Chelsea Brown, Karly Huebel, Diane Della Sala, Courtney Jennings, Caitlyn Cooney, Katie Jennett and Brooke Pohlmeyer.

Yearbook Staffs Celebrate National Yearbook Week - As high school yearbook staffs begin to design pages and select the first photos for this year ’s editions, advisers and staff members across Cy-Fair ISD took time to celebrate the life-long value of their work during National Yearbook Week.

National Yearbook Week is observed by schools to acknowledge the important role that

yearbooks play in narrating a school’s story, providing a portable and lasting way to connect students to each other and their school.

“Through the commitment and effort of each person on every yearbook staff, schools are provided with more than historical records of each year. A yearbook staff brings back experiences as if they were the actual day of the event. Through vivid words and photos, yesterday stays forever today in the yearbook. We want to celebrate that with the staff and the school, ” said Margie Comstock, Jersey Village High School yearbook adviser.

Jersey Village High School Wins Largest Public School Team Award at Race for the Cure - For the second consecutive year, Jersey Village High School won the Largest Public School Team award at the 19th annual Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure.

Jersey Village had 132 participants in the 2009 race, expanding upon their winning total of 86 from 2008. Jersey Village HS volleyball coach Lori Boyles, whose team organized school participation, said she was unaware the award existed until it was given to the school last year.

Jersey Village students raised about $800 in donations in addition to its race entry fees. The participants will be honored during the Houston Aeros Breast Cancer Awareness game at the Toyota Center.

be among the 2009 inductees to the Stephen F. Austin State University Athletics Hall of Fame.

Rhodes Owens was a former middle blocker for Cypress Creek High School, playing under head coach Debbie Jaehne before graduating in 1998. She went on to play for SFA, where she earned Southland Conference Player of the Year honors during her senior season. A four-time All-SLC selection and a three-time first-team honoree, Rhodes Owens became the third player in program history to earn the league ’s top honor. She guided SFA to three 20-win seasons and a trip to the 1999 NCAA Championships.

In addition, she is SFA’s all-time leader in kills average (4.53 kpg) and attack percentage (.342). She also owns the school ’s top two single-season attack percentage marks (.371 in 1999 and .364 in 1998). Rhodes Owens is second all-time in school history with 1,803 career kills.

Rhodes Owens was inducted into the SFA Athletics Hall of Fame along with 10 fellow inductees and will be publicly honored during halftime of the Lumberjacks football game against McNeese State.

Campbell MS Wins Award for Most Outstanding Tech Program - Campbell Middle School was honored for its performance and content of the Industrial Technology program and Tech Club Association at the Brazos Valley Technology Education Teacher Association awards banquet.

The BVTETA gave the Campbell Tech program the award for Most Outstanding Industrial Technology Middle School Program, and also gave Campbell Tech Club director Kevin Morosin the award for Outstanding Middle School Teacher of the Year.

Sarabia was selected to the 2009 Under Armour College Golf Combine All-American Team.

Sarabia’s national ranking of No. 11 in the Skills Challenge helped earn him honorable mention on the team, which consisted of golfers from seven different countries.

Sarabia participated in the Under Armour College Golf Combine this summer in Denver, Colo. —one of the six regional sites to hold these events. More than 400 participants and 75 college golf coaches attended the combine, which was open to recruits in high school, junior college and non-scholarship college golfers aspiring to earn a golf scholarship.

The committee selected the All-American Team from a player’s performance in the tournament round, as well as skills and driving results at the six regional combines.

Campbell Tech Club Wins State Competition - The Campbell Middle School Tech Club won first place at the Texas Technology Student Association Conference and Contest. The Campbell students won the State High Point School award and won second in High Point Average, which divided projects by the number of awards. The Tech Club also had the student with the Highest Point Totals in the State of Texas. Tech Club student David Laws won the State High Point Student Award and was honored with a $1,000 scholarship savings bond.

The team also won 116 Best in State letterman patches, 269 first-place ribbons, 239 second-place ribbons and 39 third-place ribbons.

Cy Falls FFA Receives Golden Horizon Award - The Cypress Falls High School FFA was named a gold-level chapter for the esteemed Golden Horizon award in the single-teacher division at the 81st annual Texas FFA Convention.

The gold-level Golden Horizon award is the highest state rating to be bestowed upon a Texas FFA chapter. Golden Horizon award selection is based on exceptional chapter involvement and activities within the school and community.

The award recognizes a well-rounded chapter with an exceptional Program of Activities that promotes maximum participation, in order to deliver the leadership component of agricultural education.

Cy-Fair ISD student anchors and reporters who will host the 2009-10 District News shows are: (l-r, back row) Aaron Spells, Olan Douglas, Alex Chavez, Jeremiah James, Luchana Ivey, Lauren Longoria, Maddison Hughes, Taylor Perry, Dylan Farley, Paul Cochran; (middle row): Haley Gunn, Vanessa Pineda, Taylor Demski, Erica Lewandowski; (front row) Austin Crow, Thilye Rinke, Lauren Coats, Kenny Sheedlo and Hannah Keyes, Not pictured are: Manuel DaSilva, Ashley Sargent, Halie Davis, Jennifer Tzorin and Janice Contreras.

District News 2009-10 Cast and Crew Selected - Cy-Fair ISD has named the 2009-10 cast and crew for the CFTV Channel 16 show, District News. Twenty-four students from nine high schools were selected to serve as anchors and reporters, while four more students were selected to serve as Video News Release hosts.

The District News broadcast runs on a weekly basis, featuring students from different high schools anchoring the newscasts. The following Cy-Fair ISD students auditioned and were selected for District News: Cy-Fair High School – Taylor Perry, senior anchor; Maddison Hughes, junior anchor; and Luchana Ivey, junior alternate; Cypress Creek High School – Dylan Farley, senior anchor; Haley Gunn, junior anchor; and Paul Cochran, sophomore alternate; Cypress Lakes High School – Lauren Longoria, freshman anchor; Cypress Ranch High School – Jeremiah James, sophomore anchor; Manuel DaSilva, junior anchor; and Alex Chavez, junior alternate; Cypress Ridge High School – Vanessa Pineda, senior anchor; Olan Douglas, sophomore anchor; and Aaron Spells, senior anchor; Cypress Springs High School – Halie Davis, senior anchor; Jennifer Tzorin, senior anchor; and Janice Contreras, junior alternate; Cypress Woods High School – Austin Crow, senior anchor; Taylor Demski, junior anchor; and Ashley Sargent, sophomore alternate; Jersey Village High School – Thylie Rinke, senior anchor; Erica Lewandoski, sophomore anchor; and Lauren Coats, sophomore alternate; Langham Creek High School – Kenny Sheedlo and Hannah Keyes, senior anchors. The VNR hosts for 2009-10 are: Megan Rodriguez, Cypress Ridge; Liah Valles, Cypress Creek; Jorge Rodriguez, Jersey Village; and Kathryn Wadling, Cypress Woods.

Cy-Fair ISD Celebrates National School Lunch Week With Healthy Eating - Cypress-Fairbanks ISD is hosting “All-Star School Lunch,” a campaign to help students learn the importance of eating healthy school lunches and staying active during National School Lunch Week.

To kick off National School Lunch Week, TORO, the Houston Texans mascot, visited Francone Elementary School to present TORO ’s Training Table, presented by the Houston Texans and BP America.

TORO’s Training Table is an educational assembly with the main objective of teaching students about the importance of fitness and nutrition. The program includes TORO interacting via video with players, cheerleaders and the team dietitian, while explaining the value of good fitness and nutrition habits, as well medical issues related to them.